Santa Fe GE U25-B

The Aristocraft Santa Fe GE U25-B is a big and powerful engine. It has two can motors, one in each truck, and can pull a long train fast. However, since it is so big, it doesn't run well on our small radius curves. It runs, but it can hit things that are too close to the track, sometimes the coupler won't work well, and it just doesn't look right when the rear and front ends of the trucks are sticking out. We only use this engine for freight trains, since its knuckle coupler requires that we use the Western Maryland Boxcar right behind it. We do have a few problems with it. One, the engine should have large radius track to run well. Two, the smoke unit has died and it is difficult to get in there to replace it. Three, the railings are very flimsy, and can break or bend without very much force. However, in the grand plan that we have, the larger layout that we will hopefully someday build will have large radius curves, so we can use the GE-U25-B to its full potential.

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